EP4034059A1 - Wundauflagenmaterial sowie verfahren zu seiner herstellung und verwendung - Google Patents

Wundauflagenmaterial sowie verfahren zu seiner herstellung und verwendung

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EP4034059A1
EP4034059A1 EP20786603.9A EP20786603A EP4034059A1 EP 4034059 A1 EP4034059 A1 EP 4034059A1 EP 20786603 A EP20786603 A EP 20786603A EP 4034059 A1 EP4034059 A1 EP 4034059A1
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wound
fibers
wound dressing
dressing material
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Petra L. KOHLER RIEDI
Saurabh BATRA
Naimul Karim
Joseph J. Stoffel
Rajan B. BODKHE
Joseph A. DUNBAR
Colby W. DOTSETH
Semra Colak Atan
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  • the present disclosure broadly relates to antimicrobial wound dressing materials, to processes suitable for the preparation of such materials, and to the use of such materials as wound dressings.
  • cationic antiseptics which kill a wide variety of microorganisms, but are sequestered and/or deactivated by anionic materials such as alginate and carboxymethyl cellulose in the wound care product itself.
  • Rayon is another highly hydrophilic material often used in wound care products, but it likewise also binds cationic antimicrobial molecules.
  • the present disclosure provides antiseptic wound dressing materials that provide a moist environment while providing antimicrobial protection, even in the presence of cationic antiseptics.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material comprising: a base fiber web having first and second opposed major sides; a first wound-contact scrim comprising first water-sensitive fibers, wherein the first water- sensitive fibers comprise a first copolymer comprising divalent hydroxyethylene monomer units and divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units; and a first antimicrobial layer sandwiched between the first major side of the base fiber web and the first wound-contact scrim.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of using a wound dressing material, the method comprising contacting the first wound-contact scrim of a wound dressing material according to the present disclosure with an exposed surface of a wound.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making a wound dressing material, the method comprising laminating sequential layers: a) a first wound-contact scrim comprising water-sensitive fibers, wherein the water- sensitive fibers comprise a first copolymer comprising divalent hydroxyethylene monomer units and divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units; b) a first antimicrobial layer; and c) abase fiber web.
  • the term "scrim” refers to a lightweight highly porous fabric that may be woven or nonwoven; the term “water-sensitive” means water swellable and/or water-soluble; and the term “wound” refers to an injury to a subject (e.g., a mammal) which involves a break in the normal skin barrier exposing tissue below, which is caused by, for example, lacerations, surgery, bums, damage to underlying tissue such as pressure sores, or poor circulation. Wounds are understood to include both acute and chronic wounds.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an exemplary wound dressing material 100 according to the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of another exemplary wound dressing material 200 according to the present disclosure.
  • wound dressing material 100 comprises base fiber web 110 having first and second opposed major sides (112, 114).
  • First wound-contact scrim 120a comprises water-sensitive fibers comprising a first copolymer divalent hydroxyethylene monomer units and divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units.
  • First antimicrobial layer 130a is sandwiched between first major side 112 of base fiber web 110 and first wound-contact scrim 120a.
  • Optional second wound-contact scrim 120b comprises second water-soluble fibers comprising a second copolymer comprising divalent hydroxyethylene monomer units and divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units.
  • Optional second antimicrobial layer 130b is sandwiched between second major side 114 of base fiber web 110 and optional second wound-contact scrim 120b.
  • the base fiber web comprises base fibers.
  • the base fibers may be staple, and/or continuous.
  • the base fiber web may comprise an entangled staple fiber web, a meltblown fiber web, or a spunbond fiber web. Staple fibers may be entangled by needletacking and/or hydroentanglement, for example.
  • the base fiber web fibers may have any average diameter and/or length, preferably from 2 to 200 microns and more preferably 2 to 100 microns.
  • the base fiber web may have any basis weight, in many embodiments, it is preferably in the range of 20 to 500 grams per square meter (gsm), more preferably 50 to 400 gsm, and more preferably 75 to 300 gsm.
  • the base fibers may comprise polyolefm(s) (e.g., polyethylene (HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, VLDPE; ULDPE, UHMW-PE), polypropylene, polybutylene, poly(l -butene), polyisobutylene, poly(l-pentene), poly(4-methylpent-l-ene), polybutadiene, or polyisoprene), polyester(s) (e.g., polylactic acid, polybutylene terephthalate, and polyethylene terephthalate), polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylonitrile and copolymer(s) of acrylonitrile, polyamide(s) (e.g., polycaprolactam or nylon 6,6), polystyrene(s), polyphenylene sulfide(s), polysulfone(s)
  • polyolefm(s) e.g., polyethylene (HDPE, LDPE, LLD
  • the base fibers may comprise polyvinyl alcohol(s), carboxymethyl cellulose, rayon, cotton, cellulose acetate, hydrophilic thermoplastic polyurethane(s), chitosan, polyacrylic acid, sulfonated cellulose, cellulose ethyl sulfonate, alginate, or any combination thereof.
  • Blends of fibers with and without resistance to exudate and/or water swellability/solubility can also be used for the base fiber web and/or the first and/or optional second wound-contact scrims.
  • the first and optional second wound-contact scrims may be the same or different. They comprise water-sensitive fibers that comprise first and optionally second copolymers (which may be the same or different), each respective copolymer comprising divalent hydroxyethylene monomeric units (i.e.,
  • OH d dihydroxybutylene monomer units comprise 3,4-dihydroxybutan-l,2-diyl monomer units (i.e., — CH 2 -CH - monomer units).
  • the copolymer furthers comprise
  • the copolymer may be obtained by copolymerization of vinyl acetate and 3, 4-dihydroxy- 1 -butene followed by partial or complete saponification of the acetoxy groups to form hydroxyl groups.
  • a carbonate such as can also be used. After copolymerization, this carbonate may be hydrolyzed simultaneously with saponification of the acetate groups.
  • an acetal or ketal having the formula: where each R is independently hydrogen or alkyl (e.g., methyl or ethyl). After copolymerization, this carbonate may be hydrolyzed simultaneously with saponification of the acetate groups, or separately.
  • the copolymer can be made according to known methods or obtained from a commercial supplier, for example.
  • copolymers may include those available under the trade designation Nichigo G-Polymer (Nippon Gohsei Synthetic Chemical Industry, Osaka, Japan), a highly amorphous polyvinyl alcohol, that is believed to have divalent monomer units of hydroxy ethylene, 3,4- dihydroxybutan-l,2-diyl, and optionally acetoxy ethylene. Nippon Gohsei also refers to Nichigo G- Polymerby the chemical name butenediol vinyl alcohol (BVOH).
  • BVOH butenediol vinyl alcohol
  • Exemplary materials include Nichigo G-Polymer grades AZF8035W, OKS-1024, OKS-8041, OKS-8089, OKS-8118, OKS-6026, OKS-1011, OKS-8049, OKS-1028, OKS-1027, OKS-1109, OKS-1081, and OKS-1083. These copolymers are believed to have a saponification degree of 80 to 97.9 mole percent, and further contain an alkylene oxide adduct of a polyvalent alcohol containing 5 to 9 moles of an alkylene oxide per mole of the polyvalent alcohol. These materials have melt-processing properties that are suitable for forming melt-blown and spunbond webs.
  • the first and/or second water soluble fibers comprises three-layered fibers that an inner polymer layer (e.g., a polyurethane layer) sandwiched between two layers of the copolymer(s) described hereinbefore.
  • the first and optional second wound-contact scrims may contain secondary fibers in addition to the copolymer fibers. Suitable secondary fiber may include all fibers listed for the base fiber web hereinbefore.
  • Preferred secondary fibers include fibers comprising polyvinyl alcohol(s), carboxymethyl cellulose, rayon, cotton, cellulose acetate, hydrophilic thermoplastic polyurethane(s), chitosan, polyacrylic acid, sulfonated cellulose, cellulose ethyl sulfonate, alginate, or any combination thereof.
  • Methods of forming the base fiber web and the wound-contact scrim(s) will depend on the type of fiber web formed, but will be well-known to those of skill in the textile arts. Suitable methods may include airlaying and/or carding of staple fibers followed by needletacking to density and strengthen the fiber web; melt-blown; spunbond; and wet-laid processes.
  • the base fiber web may be heat-calendered to density and/or improve the base fiber web handling properties.
  • nonwoven fiber webs may be made by air-laying of staple fibers.
  • Air-laid nonwoven fiber webs may be prepared using equipment such as, for example, that available as a RANDO WEBBER from Rando Machine Company of Cincinnati, New York.
  • a type of air-laying may be used that is termed gravitylaying, as described e.g., inU. S. Pat. Application Publication 2011/0247839 (Lalouch).
  • Nonwoven staple fiber webs may be densified and strengthened, for example, by techniques such as crosslapping, stitchbonding, needletacking, chemical bonding, and/or thermal bonding.
  • melt-blowing methods are well-known in the art.
  • the term "melt-blowing” refers to a process in which fibers are formed by extruding a molten thermoplastic material through a plurality of fine, usually circular, die capillaries into a high velocity gas (e.g., air) stream which attenuates the molten thermoplastic material and forms fibers, which can be to microfiber diameter, such as less than 10 microns in diameter. Thereafter, the melt-blown fibers are carried by the gas stream and are deposited on a collecting surface to form a web of random melt-blown fibers.
  • a high velocity gas e.g., air
  • Fibers in the wound-contact scrims may be staple and/or continuous, preferably at least substantially continuous.
  • the first and/or optional second wound-contact scrims may comprise a meltblown fiber web or a spunbond fiber web. Fibers in the wound-contact scrims may have any average diameter and/or length, preferably from 2 to 200 microns and more preferably 2 to 100 microns.
  • the wound-contact scrim may have any basis weight, but in many embodiments, it is preferably in the range of 5 to 150 gsm, more preferably 10 to 100 gsm, and more preferably 10 to 75 gsm.
  • wound-contact scrims may further comprise at least one of addition of a plurality of staple fibers or addition of particulates. Suitable methods are described in U. S. Pat. Nos. 4,118,531 (Hauser), 6,872,3115 (Koslow), and 6,494,974 (Riddell); and inU. S. Pat. Apph Pubh Nos.
  • the optional particulates may be added to a nonwoven fiber stream by air laying a fiber web, adding particulates to the fiber web (e.g., by passing the web through a fluidized bed of particulates), optionally with post heating of the particulate-loaded web to bond the particulates to the fibers.
  • the antimicrobial layers provide effective topical antimicrobial activity and thereby treat and/or prevent a wide variety of afflictions. For example, they can be used in the treatment and/or prevention of afflictions that are caused, or aggravated by, microorganisms (e.g., Gram positive bacteria, Gram negative bacteria, fungi, protozoa, mycoplasma, yeast, viruses, and even lipid-enveloped viruses) on skin.
  • microorganisms e.g., Gram positive bacteria, Gram negative bacteria, fungi, protozoa, mycoplasma, yeast, viruses, and even lipid-enveloped viruses
  • Particularly relevant organisms that cause or aggravate such afflictions include Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Enterococcus spp., and Esherichia spp., bacteria, as well as herpes vims, Aspergillus spp., Fusarium spp., Candida spp., as well as combinations thereof.
  • Particularly virulent organisms include Staphylococcus aureus (including resistant strains such as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus clavatus, Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium chlamydosporum, Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei, and combinations thereof.
  • MRSA Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • VRE Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa Escherichia coli
  • the antimicrobial layers may be a surface coating (e.g., a paste or gel) on either or both of the base fiber web or a wound-contact scrim or it may be a freestanding layer (e.g., a film).
  • a surface coating e.g., a paste or gel
  • a freestanding layer e.g., a film
  • antimicrobial layers when provided as a free thin film (i.e., not as a coating on a substrate) have a basis weight in the range of 20 to 700 gsm, more preferably in the range of 75 to 600 gsm, and more preferably in the range of 100 to 500 gsm, are typically flexible and can be deformed without breaking, shattering, or flaking of the antimicrobial layer.
  • Each antimicrobial layer comprises at least one antimicrobial compound.
  • antimicrobial compounds include antibiotics (e.g., amoxicillin, bacitracin zinc, doxycycline, cephalexin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, metronidazole, azithromycin, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, or levofloxacin), and antiseptics such as chlorhexidine and its salts (e.g., chlorhexidine digluconate and chlorhexidine diacetate), antimicrobial lipids, phenolic antiseptics, cationic antiseptics, iodine and/or an iodophor, peroxide antiseptics, antimicrobial natural oils, alkane- 1,2-diols having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, silver, silver salts and complexes, silver oxide, copper, copper salts, and combinations thereof.
  • antibiotics e.g., amoxicillin, baci
  • Preferred antimicrobial compounds include antimicrobial quaternary amine compounds (e.g., benzalkonium chloride) and salts thereof, cationic surfactants (e.g., cetylpyridinium chloride or cetyltrimethylammonium bromide), polycationic compounds such as octenidine or a salt thereof, biguanide compounds (e.g., chlorhexidine, polyhexamethylenebiguanide (PHMB) or a salt thereof, 1,2- organic diols having 6 to 12 carbon atoms (e.g., 1,2-octanediol), antimicrobial fatty acid monoester compounds, and combinations thereof.
  • antimicrobial quaternary amine compounds e.g., benzalkonium chloride
  • cationic surfactants e.g., cetylpyridinium chloride or cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
  • polycationic compounds such as octenidine or a salt thereof
  • Wound dressing materials according to the present disclosure may have broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity.
  • the wound dressing materials are typically sterilized; for example, by sterilized by a variety of industry standard techniques. For example, it may be preferred to sterilize the wound dressing materials in their final packaged form using electron beam. It may also be possible to sterilize the sample by gamma radiation, nitrogen dioxide sterilization and/or heat. Other forms of sterilization may also be used. It may also be suitable to include preservatives in the formulation to prevent growth of certain organisms.
  • Suitable preservatives include industry standard compounds such as parabens (e.g., methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, isopropylparaben, or isobutylparaben); 2 bromo-2 nitro-l,3-diol; 5 bromo-5-nitro-l,3-dioxane, chlorbutanol, diazolidinyl urea; iodopropyl butyl carbamate, phenoxyethanol, halogenated cresols, methylchloroisothiazolinone; and combinations thereof.
  • parabens e.g., methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, isopropylparaben, or isobutylparaben
  • 2 bromo-2 nitro-l,3-diol 5 bromo-5-nitro-l,3-dioxane, chlorbutanol
  • Many preferred antimicrobial layers comprise an effective amount of a polycarboxylic acid chelator compound, alone or in combination with any of the foregoing antimicrobial compounds.
  • the amount is effective to prevent growth of a microorganism and/or to kill microorganisms on a surface to which the composition is contacted.
  • the polycarboxylic acid chelator compound whether aliphatic, aromatic, or a combination thereof, comprises at least two carboxylic acid groups. In certain embodiments, the polycarboxylic acid chelator compound, whether aliphatic, aromatic or a combination thereof, comprises at least three carboxylic acid groups. In certain embodiments, the polycarboxylic acid chelator compound, whether aliphatic or aromatic, comprises at least four carboxylic acid groups.
  • Polycarboxylic acid-containing chelator compounds suitable for use in antimicrobial layer include aliphatic polycarboxylic acids, aromatic polycarboxylic acids, compounds with both one or more aliphatic carboxylic acids and one or more aromatic carboxylic acids, salts thereof, and combinations of the foregoing.
  • suitable polycarboxylic acid-containing chelator compounds include citric acid, glutaric acid, glutamic acid, maleic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, phthalic acid, trimesic acid, and pyromellitic acid.
  • Preferred salts include those formed from monovalent inorganic bases and include cations such as
  • polyvalent bases may be appropriate and include cations such as Ca ⁇ + , Mg ⁇ + ,Zn ⁇ + ,
  • the salt of the polycarboxylic acid may be formed using an organic base such as a primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary amine.
  • the polycarboxylic acid-comprising chelator compound may be present in the antimicrobial layer at relatively high concentrations (on a weight basis) while the composition remains surprisingly nonfrangible.
  • the minimum effective amount of chelator compound in the antimicrobial layer is related to the number of carboxyl groups in the chelator compound. For example, succinic acid (with two carboxyl groups) is generally more efficacious than glutamic acid having the same number of carboxylic acid groups since in glutamic acid carboxyl group forms a zwitterion with an amino group.
  • Mucic acid is another example with 2 carboxyl groups. Mucic acid is not as efficacious as succinic acid since the carboxyl groups are further apart and sterically hindered.
  • efficacy of the composition can be improved by using thicker (greater basis weight) antimicrobial layers. Efficacy may depend on the amount of acid in the antimicrobial layer as well as the total amount (mass) of the antimicrobial layer.
  • the chelator compound comprises at least about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, or even at least 60 percent by weight of an essentially solvent-free antimicrobial layer.
  • solvent-free is understood to mean that the antimicrobial layer has been processed to remove most of the solvent (e.g., water and/or organic solvent) or has been processed in such a way that no solvent (e.g., water and or organic solvent) was required.
  • solvents are relatively volatile compounds having a boiling point at one atmosphere pressure of less than 150 °C.
  • Solvent may be used to process (e.g., coat or film-form) the antimicrobial layer, but is preferably substantially removed to produce the final article for sale.
  • certain precursor compositions used to form the antimicrobial layer are first combined with water as a vehicle to form a solution, emulsion, or dispersion. These precursor compositions are coated and dried on a substrate (e.g., a release liner, the base fiber web, and/or the wound-contact scrim(s)) such that the water content of the antimicrobial layer is less than 10 percent by weight, preferably less than 5 percent by weight, and more preferably less than 2 percent by weight.
  • a substrate e.g., a release liner, the base fiber web, and/or the wound-contact scrim(s)
  • the chelator compound comprises up to about 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45,
  • the polycarboxylic acid-comprising chelator compound comprises two aliphatic carboxylic acid groups (e.g., succinic acid)
  • the chelator compound comprises at least about 10 percent by weight of the essentially dry antimicrobial layer on a weight basis.
  • the polycarboxylic acid-comprising chelator compound comprises three aliphatic carboxylic acid groups (e.g., citric acid)
  • the chelator compound comprises at least about 10 percent by weight of the essentially dry antimicrobial layer on a weight basis.
  • the polycarboxylic acid-comprising chelator compound comprises four aliphatic carboxylic acid groups (e.g., ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)
  • the chelator compound comprises at least about 5 percent by weight of the essentially dry antimicrobial layer on a weight basis.
  • the polycarboxylic acid-containing chelator compound may be dissolved and/or dispersed in a water-soluble plasticizer component and optionally a solvent such as water.
  • the plasticizer component has a boiling point greater than 105 °C and has a molecular weight of less than 5000 daltons.
  • the plasticizer component is a liquid at 23 °C.
  • the plasticizer component is the most abundant solvent in the antimicrobial layer in which the polycarboxylic acid-containing chelator compound is dissolved and/or dispersed.
  • the chelator compound comprises an aliphatic and/or aromatic polycarboxylic acid, in which two or more of the carboxylic groups are available for chelation without any zwitterionic interaction.
  • potential zwitterionic interactions e.g., such as in /.-glutamic acid
  • similar compounds e.g., glutaric acid, succinic acid
  • such zwitterionic compounds also exhibit antimicrobial activity.
  • two or more carboxylic acid groups in the polycarboxylic acid-containing chelator compounds should be disposed in the chelator compound in sufficient proximity to each other or the compound should be capable of folding/conforming to bring the carboxylic acids sufficiently close to facilitate chelation of metal ions.
  • the chelator compound comprises an aliphatic polycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, an aromatic polycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the chelator compound comprises an aliphatic portion. In certain embodiments, the chelator compound comprises an aliphatic portion. The carboxylic acids may be disposed on the aliphatic portion and/or on the aromatic portion.
  • Nonlimiting examples of chelator compounds that comprise an aliphatic portion with a carboxylic acid group disposed thereon and an aromatic portion with a carboxylic acid group disposed therein include 3-(2-carboxyphenyl)propionic acid, 3-(4-carboxyphenyl)propionic acid, and 4-[(2-carboxyphenyl)amino]benzoic acid.
  • efficacy of the antimicrobial layer can be improved by depositing a higher amount of dried antimicrobial layer. Efficacy is dependent on concentration of chelator compound in the antimicrobial layer as well as total amount of the antimicrobial layer.
  • the antimicrobial layer may contain plasticizer.
  • Suitable plasticizers may include, for example, glycerol, a poly glycerol having 2-20 glycerin units, poly glycerols partially esterified with C
  • Plasticizer may be present in the antimicrobial layer at relatively high concentrations (on a weight basis). In some embodiments, plasticizer comprises at least about 10 percent by weight of the antimicrobial layer. In some embodiments, plasticizer comprises at least about 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, or even at least 75 percent by weight of the antimicrobial layer. In certain embodiments, the plasticizer component can act as a humectant. Advantageously, this can maintain a moist environment in a wound to help promote healing of wound tissue.
  • the relatively high concentration of plasticizer and/or water-soluble or water- dispersible polymer in the antimicrobial layer can function as a controlled-release modulator that facilitates delivery of the antimicrobial(s) over an extended period of time.
  • the plasticizer component can also function as an antimicrobial component.
  • Antimicrobial layers according to the present disclosure are preferably solid at 25 °C.
  • the antimicrobial layer may comprise a solvent having a normal boiling point of less than or equal to 100 °C.
  • solvents include water and lower (C -C ) alcohols.
  • the antimicrobial layer comprises very little solvent (e.g., less than or equal to about 10 percent by weight) having a normal boiling point of less than or equal to 100 °C.
  • the antimicrobial layer comprises less than 5 percent by weight, less than 4 percent by weight, less than 3 percent by weight, less than 2 percent by weight, or even less than 1 percent by weight (by weight) of a solvent having a normal boiling point of less than or equal to 100 °C.
  • the antimicrobial layer may be substantially free (before use) of such solvents or any compounds having a normal boiling point of less than 100 °C.
  • the antimicrobial layer(s) comprise a water-soluble or water- dispersible polymer as a binder.
  • the water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer has a Tg greater than or equal to 20 °C.
  • the polymer can function to form the antimicrobial layer into a cohesive shape such as a film while also absorbing wound exudate and to maintain a moist environment that can facilitate healing of the tissue at a wound site.
  • Exemplary water-soluble and/or water-dispersible polymers that are suitable for use in a antimicrobial layer according to the present disclosure include polyvinylpyrrolidone; polyvinyl alcohol; copolymers of vinyl alcohol; polybutylenediol; polysaccharides (e.g., starch); guar gum; locust bean gum; carrageenan; hyaluronic acid; agar; alginate; tragacanth; gum arabic; gum karraya; gellan; xanthan gum; hydroxyethylated, hydroxypropylated, and/or cationic derivatives of the foregoing; modified cellulose polymers (e.g., hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, or cationic cellulose such as polyquaterium 4); copolymers of polyvinylpyrrolidone and vinyl acetate; water- soluble and water-swellable polyacrylates (e.g., based
  • the water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer comprises at least about 5 percent by weight of the antimicrobial layer. In some embodiments, the water-soluble or water- dispersible polymer comprises up to about 65 percent by weight of the antimicrobial layer.
  • the antimicrobial layers according to the present disclosure preferably adhere well to the base fiber web and the wound-contact scrim(s).
  • Antimicrobial layers according to the present disclosure comprise polycarboxylic acid chelator compounds that, in an aqueous environment, have antimicrobial properties at an acidic pH.
  • antimicrobial layers of the present disclosure comprise appropriate quantities of acidic components (e.g., the free acid of the polycarboxylic acid chelator compound) and basic components (e.g., NaOH or a salt of a polycarboxylic acid chelator compound) such that the antimicrobial layer, when mixed well with deionized water at a 1:9 mass ratio, forms an aqueous mixture having a pH of about 2.5 to 5.5.
  • the pH of the resulting aqueous mixture is at least 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, or even at least 5.5.
  • ingredients may be added to the antimicrobial layers according to the present disclosure for desired effect.
  • these include, but are not limited to, surfactants, skin emollients and humectants such as, for example, those described inU. S. Pat. No. 5,951,993 (Scholz et al.), fragrances, colorants, and/or tackifiers.
  • wound dressing material 200 comprises base fiber web 110 having first and second opposed major sides (112, 114).
  • First wound-contact scrim 120a comprises copolymer fibers comprising divalent hydroxy ethylene monomer units and divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units.
  • First antimicrobial layer 130a is sandwiched between first major side 112 of base fiber web 110 and first wound-contact scrim 120a.
  • Flexible adhesive barrier film 140 is adhered to and proximate to second major side 114 of base fiber web 110.
  • flexible adhesive barrier film 140 extends beyond the periphery of the other components such as the first wound contact scrim 120a, first antimicrobial layer 130a, and base fiber web 110 so that it may stick to the skin surrounding the wound, however this is not a requirement.
  • the exposed adhesive side of the adhesive barrier film may be protected by a disposable protective releasable liner 160.
  • TEGADERM e.g., 3M TEGADERM Transparent Film Roll
  • BIOCLUSIVE e.g., TEGADERM Transparent Film Roll
  • OP-SITE TEGADERM Transparent Film Roll
  • Wound dressing materials may have any basis weight, thickness, porosity, and/or density unless otherwise specified.
  • the wound dressing materials comprise a lofty open nonwoven fiber web.
  • Wound dressing materials may have any desired thickness.
  • the thickness is in the range of 0.5 to 6 mm, more preferably 0.75 to 5 mm, and more preferably 1 to 4 mm.
  • the basis weight is in the range of 100 to 1000 gsm, more preferably 150 to 900 gsm, and more preferably 200 to 800 gsm.
  • the base fiber web may have any basis weight, but in many embodiments, it is preferably in the range of 20 to 500 gsm, more preferably 50 to 400 gsm, and more preferably 75 to 300 gsm.
  • the wound dressing material may be provided in roll form, or it may be converted into sheets or bandages (optionally further comprising a peripheral supporting frame).
  • the wound dressing material should be packaged in a package with a low moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) such as, for example, a Teclmi-Pouch package (Technipaq, Inc., Crystal Lake, Illinois) with a PET/Aluminum Foil/LLDPE material construction.
  • MVTR moisture vapor transmission rate
  • Wound dressing materials according to the present disclosure can be made by any suitable method, including, for example, sequential or simultaneously pressure and/or heat lamination of the wound-contact scrim(s), antimicrobial layer(s), fiber web, and optional flexible adhesive barrier film.
  • the antimicrobial layers may be coated (e.g., spray coated, roll coated, curtain coated, or gravure coated), typically with an associated drying step, onto either or both of the wound-contact scrim(s) and the base fiber web. Such manufacturing techniques will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • Wound dressing materials according to the present disclosure are useful, for example, for covering a wound.
  • exposed surface of the wound is cleaned and/or treated with antiseptic (if necessary) and then contacted with the first wound-contact scrim of the wound dressing material, although this is not a requirement.
  • the wound dressing material can be covered with a secondary wound dressing.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material comprising: a base fiber web having first and second opposed major sides; a first wound-contact scrim comprising first water-sensitive fibers, wherein the first water- sensitive fibers comprise a first copolymer comprising divalent hydroxyethylene monomer units and divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units; and a first antimicrobial layer sandwiched between the first major side of the base fiber web and the first wound-contact scrim.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to the first embodiment, further comprising a flexible adhesive barrier film adhered to and proximate to the second major side of the base fiber web.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to the first or second embodiment, further comprising: a second wound-contact scrim comprising second water-sensitive fibers, wherein the second water-sensitive fibers comprise a second copolymer comprising divalent hydroxyethylene monomer units and divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units; and a second antimicrobial layer sandwiched between the second major side of the base fiber web and the second wound-contact scrim.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to any of the first to third embodiments, wherein the first water-sensitive fibers are multilayered and further comprise a polyurethane layer sandwiched between two layers of copolymer comprising divalent hydroxyethylene monomer units and divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to any of the first to fourth embodiments, wherein the first water-sensitive fibers have an average fiber diameter of 2 to 100 microns.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to any of the first to fifth embodiments, wherein the first wound-contact scrim further comprises secondary fibers comprising at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, rayon, cotton, cellulose acetate, thermoplastic polyurethane, chitosan, polyacrylic acid, sulfonated cellulose, alginate, or cellulose ethyl sulfonate.
  • secondary fibers comprising at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, rayon, cotton, cellulose acetate, thermoplastic polyurethane, chitosan, polyacrylic acid, sulfonated cellulose, alginate, or cellulose ethyl sulfonate.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to any of the first to fifth embodiments, wherein the first wound-contact scrim further comprises secondary fibers comprising at least one of polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, poly(ether ether ketone), poly-4-methylpentene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylonitrile, a polyamide, a polyester, polystyrene, a styrenic block copolymer, a polyurethane comprising polyethers, a block copolymers of polyether, or polypropylene oxide.
  • secondary fibers comprising at least one of polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, poly(ether ether ketone), poly-4-methylpentene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylonitrile, a polyamide, a polyester, polystyrene, a styrenic block copo
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to any of the first to seventh embodiments, wherein the base fiber web comprises base fibers comprising at least one of polyolefin, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylonitrile, polyamide, polystyrene, or polyurethane.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to any of the first to seventh embodiments, wherein the base fiber web comprises base fibers comprising at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, rayon, cotton, cellulose acetate, thermoplastic polyurethane, chitosan, polyacrylic acid, sulfonated cellulose, alginate, or cellulose ethyl sulfonate.
  • the base fiber web comprises base fibers comprising at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, carboxymethyl cellulose, rayon, cotton, cellulose acetate, thermoplastic polyurethane, chitosan, polyacrylic acid, sulfonated cellulose, alginate, or cellulose ethyl sulfonate.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to any of the first to ninth embodiments, wherein the first copolymer fibers further comprise divalent acetoxy ethylene monomer units.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to any of the first to tenth embodiments, wherein the divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units comprise divalent 3,4-dihydroxybutan-l,2-diyl monomer units.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to any of the first to eleventh embodiments, wherein the base fiber web comprises at least one of polyolefin fibers, polyester fibers, polyamide fibers, styrenic block copolymer fibers, polyurethane fibers, metal fibers, ceramic fibers, or natural fibers.
  • the present disclosure provides a wound dressing material according to any of the first to twelfth embodiments, wherein the first wound-contact scrim is melt-blown or spunbonded.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of using a wound dressing material, the method comprising contacting the first wound-contact scrim of a wound dressing material according to any of the first to thirteenth embodiments with an exposed surface (also including tissue exposed by surgery, incision wounds, and tunneling wounds) of a wound.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making a wound dressing material, the method comprising laminating sequential layers: a) a first wound-contact scrim comprising water-sensitive fibers, wherein the water- sensitive fibers comprise a first copolymer comprising divalent hydroxyethylene monomer units and divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units; b) a first antimicrobial layer; and c) abase fiber web.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making a wound dressing material according to the fifteenth embodiment, wherein the sequential layers further comprise: d) a second antimicrobial layer; and e) a second wound-contact scrim comprising second water-sensitive fibers, wherein the second water-sensitive fibers comprise a second copolymer comprising divalent hydroxyethylene monomer units and divalent dihydroxybutylene monomer units.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making a wound dressing material according to the fifteenth embodiment, wherein the sequential layers further comprise d) a flexible adhesive barrier film adhered to and proximate to the second major side of the base fiber web.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making a wound dressing material according to any of the fifteenth to seventeenth embodiments, wherein the sequential layers are laminated simultaneously.
  • Multicomponent blown microfiber (BMF) webs were made using a melt-blowing process similar to that described in V. A. Wente, "Superfine Thermoplastic Fibers” in Industrial Engineering Chemistry, Vol. 48, pages 1342 et seq. (1956).
  • the extruder feeding molten (co)polymer to the melt-blowing die was a STEER 20-mm twin-screw extruder (commercially available from the SteerAmerica Corporation, Uniontown, Ohio), equipped with two weight loss feeders to control the feeding of the (co)polymer resins to the extruder barrel and a melt pump to control the (co)polymer melt flow to a melt-blowing die.
  • the die had a plurality of circular smooth surfaced orifices (10 orifices/cm) with a 5:1 diameter ratio as generally described in are described in, e.g., U. S. Pat. No. 5,232,770 (Joseph et al.).
  • the extruder was equipped with a multi-layer feed block configured to produce multi-component blown micro-fibers that exhibit an axial cross-sectional structure, when the fiber is viewed in axial cross- section, consisting of three layers.
  • BMF web was made with each fiber having 3 layers.
  • the inner layer of the fiber was made of TECOPHILIC TPU TG2000 poly ether polyurethane (obtained from the Lubrizol Corporation, Wickliffe, Ohio) and the outer layers were made using Nichigo G-Polymer butanediol vinyl alcohol copolymer (BVOH) pellets (obtained as Nichigo G-Polymer OKS 8112) from the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
  • BVOH Nichigo G-Polymer butanediol vinyl alcohol copolymer
  • the two extruders were kept at the same temperature at 210 °C to deliver the melt stream to the melt-blowing die (maintained at 210 °C).
  • the gear pumps were adjusted to obtain either a 75/25 ratio or a 50/50 ratio of TECOPHILIC TPU TG2000/B VOH.
  • a total polymer throughput rate of 0.178 kg/hour/cm die width (1.0 lb/hour/inch die width) was maintained at the melt-blowing die.
  • the primary air temperature was maintained at approximately 325 °C.
  • the resulting web was collected at a BMF die to collector distance of 58.4 cm.
  • the resulting fibers had average fiber diameters in the range of 5 to 30 micrometers.
  • Fiber webs 4-9 and 13-14 also contained polyethylene terephthalate (PET) staple fibers (obtained from Invista, Wichita, Kansas). The staple fibers were crimped with a 38.1 mm length and 3.3 dtex. Sufficient staple fibers were dispensed in between the BMF die and the collector so as to constitute either 10% or 30% by weight of the final nonwoven web. Fiber webs 1-14 are further described in Table 1
  • Polymer butanediol vinyl alcohol copolymer (B VOH) pellets obtained as Nichigo G-Polymer OKS 8112 from the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
  • a conventional melt-blowing process was employed similar to that described in V. A. Wente, "Superfine Thermoplastic Fibers” in Industrial Engineering Chemistry, Vol. 48, pages 1342 et seq. (1956). More particularly, the melt-blowing die had circular smooth surfaced orifices, spaced 10 to the centimeter, with a 5: 1 length to diameter ratio. Molten (co)polymer was delivered to the die by a 20 mm twin screw extruder (commercially available from the SteerAmerica Corporation).
  • the extruder was equipped with two weight loss feeders to control the feeding of the (co)polymer resins to the extruder barrel, and a gear pump to control the (co)polymer melt flow to a die.
  • the extruder temperature was at about 210 °C and it delivered the melt stream to the BMF die, which itself was maintained at 210 °C.
  • the gear pump was adjusted so that a 1.0 lb/hour/inch die width (0.18 kg/hour/cm die width) (co)polymer throughput rate was maintained at the die.
  • the primary air temperature of the air knives adjacent to the die orifices was maintained at approximately 325 °C. This produced a web on a rotating collector spaced 10 cm from the die.
  • the speed of the collector was 7.1 meters/minute.
  • the web had a basis weight of approximately 40 gsm and a fiber diameter range of 5-25 micrometers.
  • a multicomponent BMF web was made using a melt blowing process similar to that described in V. A. Wente, "Superfine Thermoplastic Fibers” in Industrial Engineering Chemistry, Vol. 48, pages 1342 et seq. (1956).
  • the extruder feeding molten (co)polymer to the melt-blowing die was a STEER 20-mm twin screw extruder (commercially available from the SteerAmerica Corporation), equipped with two weight loss feeders to control the feeding of the (co)polymer resins to the extruder barrel and a melt pump to control the (co)polymer melt flow to a melt-blowing die.
  • the die had a plurality of circular smooth surfaced orifices (10 orifices/cm) with a 5: 1 diameter ratio as generally described in are described in, e.g., U. S. Pat. No. 5,232,770 (Joseph et al.).
  • the extruder was equipped with a multi-layer feed block configured to produce multi-component blown micro-fibers that exhibit an axial cross-sectional stmcture, when the fiber is viewed in axial cross- section, consisting of three layers.
  • a blown microfiber (BMF) web was made with each fiber having 3 layers.
  • the inner layer of the fiber was made of TECOPHILIC TPU TG2000 (obtained from the Lubrizol Corporation) and the outer layers were made using a blend of Dow DNDA 1081 Linear low -density polyethylene (LLDPE) (obtained from the Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan) and UNITHOX 490 ethoxylate (obtained from the Baker Hughes Company, Houston, Texas).
  • LLDPE Linear low -density polyethylene
  • the two extruders were kept at the same temperature at 210 °C to deliver the melt stream to the BMF die (maintained at 210 °C).
  • the gear pumps were adjusted to obtain a 75/25 ratio of TECOPHILIC TPU TG2000/(LLDPE + 6% UNITHOX 490 ethoxylate blend).
  • the gear pump was adjusted so that a 0.178 kg/hour/cm die (1.0 lb/hour/inch die width) (co)polymer throughput rate was maintained at the die.
  • the primary air temperature of the air knives adjacent to the die orifices was maintained at approximately 325 °C.
  • the BMF fibers were directed to a dmm collector and PET staple fibers were dispensed in between the BMF die and dmm collector.
  • the staple fibers were crimped with a 38.1 mm length and 3.3 dtex (obtained from Invista, Wichita, Kansas). Sufficient staple fibers were dispensed so as to constitute 30% by weight of the final nonwoven web.
  • the resulting web was collected at a BMF die to collector distance of 58.4 cm and a collection rate of 3.2 meters/minute.
  • the web had a basis weight of approximately 116 gsm and a fiber diameter range of 5-30 micrometers.
  • Fiber Web 17 was prepared using the same procedure as described for Fiber Web 15 with the exception that the collector speed was 13.95 meters/minute, instead of 7.1 meters/minute.
  • the web had a basis weight of approximately 20 gsm and a fiber diameter range of 5-25 micrometers.
  • the web was compressed using a smooth steel calendar operating at 200 psi (1.38 MPa), 1.5 meters/minute, and 93 °C.
  • An antimicrobial composition was prepared in a 100 g batch using the components listed in Table 2. All of the components except the L-PVPK60 were added to a MAX 100 mixing cup (Flacktec Incorporated, Landrum, SC) and mixed at 3500 rpm (revolutions per minute) for 1 minute using a DAC 400 FVZ SPEEDMIXER instrument (Flacktec). The L-PVPK60 aqueous mixture was added to the cup and the contents were mixed for 1 minute at 3500 rpm.
  • the viscous composition was knife-coated onto a release liner using a gap of 254 micrometers.
  • the coating was then dried at 80 °C for 10 minutes in a convection oven to produce a coating with a basis weight of 100 gsm.
  • EXAMPLE 1 A section of Fiber Web 8 (Table 1), having a basis weight of 91 gsm and a fiber diameter range of 5-30 micrometers, was used as the base fiber web in the wound dressing construction.
  • the dried antimicrobial composition (described above) was transferred from the release liner to both sides of Fiber Web 8.
  • the resulting Fiber Web 8 coated on each side with an antimicrobial composition layer was sandwiched between two sections of Fiber Web 9 (Table 1), having a basis weight of 45 gsm and a fiber diameter range of 5-30 micrometers, to form a layered construction.
  • the two sections of Fiber Web 9 served as scrim components in the constmction.
  • the layered sections were laminated together using hand pressure and then needled using a Dilo DI-Loom OD-16 needle loom (DiloGroup, Eberbach, Germany with Groz-Beckert 15x17x36x3 BA needles (Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt, Germany).
  • the needling was conducted at 8 feet/minute (2.4 meters/minute) with a 5% draw ratio and 175 strokes/minute.
  • the resulting needled construction was cut into square sections (10.2 cm by 10.2 cm) to provide finished wound dressing materials.
  • a section of Fiber Web 16 (described above) was used as the base fiber web in the wound dressing construction.
  • the dried antimicrobial composition (described above) was transferred from the release liner to both sides of Fiber Web 16.
  • the resulting Fiber Web 16 coated on each side with an antimicrobial composition layer was sandwiched between two sections of Fiber Web 15 (described above) to form a layered construction.
  • the two sections of Fiber Web 15 served as scrim components in the construction.
  • the layered sections were laminated together using hand pressure and then needled using a Dilo DI-Loom OD-16 needle loom (DiloGroup, Eberbach, Germany with Groz-Beckert 15x17x36x3 BA needles (Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt, Germany).
  • the needling was conducted at 8 feet/minute (2.4 meters/minute) with a 5% draw ratio and 175 strokes/minute.
  • the resulting needled construction was cut into square sections (10.2 cm by 10.2 cm) to provide finished wound dressing materials.
  • a section of Fiber Web 16 (described above) was used as the base fiber web in the wound dressing construction.
  • the dried antimicrobial composition (described above) was transferred from the release liner to one side of Fiber Web 16.
  • a section of Fiber Web 17 (described above) was placed over the antimicrobial coated surface of Fiber Web 16. Fiber Web 17 served as scrim component in the construction. The layers were laminated together using hand pressure and the construction was cut into square sections (10.2 cm by 10.2 cm) to make finished wound dressing materials
  • a finished wound dressing material from Example 3 was placed on a hard flat surface with the scrim layer of the construction facing the surface.
  • a 6 inch by 6 inch square section of transparent barrier film was cut from a roll of 6 inch wide 3M TEGADERM transparent barrier film (obtained from 3M Company) and the backing layer was removed to expose the adhesive surface of the barrier film.
  • the barrier film was centered with respect to the wound dressing material and adhesively adhered to base fiber web surface of the wound dressing material (i.e., adhesive surface of the TEGADERM barrier film in contact with the base fiber web). In this construction, the barrier film extended beyond the outer edges of the scrim and the base fiber web.
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